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Please, For The Love Of All That Is Holy And Football-Shaped, Do Not Ruin <i>Hey Arnold</i>
These days I watch my toddler nephews and nieces watch YouTube videos of adults unboxing and playing with toys for children, and wonder what level of the brain meme I’m living on. Sometimes I poke and probe—what could be interesting about this? Why is watching this more fun than playing with the ver...

Hell Yeah, Skateboarding Dog
Attention, attention, we have incoming sports news. This dog has just been elected mayor of San Francisco....

My Bizarre Quest To Become A Jew And Play Pro Soccer In Israel<em></em>
In September of 2015, soon after the move to Hønefoss, I had spoken with Aaron about future options. I told him I wanted to get back to the United States. He thought that returning to MLS would be an option. Enough teams still knew me and I should be able to at least get a minimum salary offer to be...

The Drive-By Dunk Challenge Is The Meme Of The Summer
Teens with way too much time on their hands struggling to entertain themselves is a hallmark of summer. This can be a bad thing when those teens take their cues from dipshits like Jake Paul, but it can be a very good thing when it leads to something like a summer full of pool dunks. The Drive-By Dun...

Very Good Bat Dog Has Identity Crisis, Chases After Ball
Adorable bat dog Rookie had been logging time with the Double-A Trenton Thunder until yesterday, when he got the call—he’d be moving on up to the Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre RailRiders. Wow! A chance to prove his mettle and talent and cuteness at the next level! (His father and fellow bat dog, De...

Small Tot Really Likes Charlie Blackmon
Charlie Blackmon is one of the best center fielders in baseball and has an extremely large beard. Both of these things have put him in good position to be a favorite among Rockies fans, and it looks like the formula is working for him:...

Come Look At All These Good Oakland Sports Dogs
The Oakland Athletics had a Bark at the Park event Friday afternoon. Here come the doggos! ...

Pirates Fan Tosses Cardinals Home Run Ball Into The Goddamn River Where It Belongs
You know where a Jedd Gyorko home run ball belongs?...

Flashin' Granny Flashes Dodger Stadium Via Videoboard
The 42,225 fans at yesterday’s Dodgers-Royals tilt at Dodger Stadium were treated to an unexpected delight when an elderly woman boogying down on the videoboard caught a little too much of the spirit and flashed the crowd....

Little British Lads Flip Their Shit After Meeting Manchester United's Jesse Lingard
It’s the sounds these Mancunian tykes make after running up to Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard’s car—something between wanting to laugh and wanting to cry and wanting to puke—that makes this video:...

This Nice Dog Is Now A Member Of The Orchestra
What’s a cool thing to do in Turkey if you’re a dog? Check out some classical music, duh....

Baseball Dog Shirks His Duties, Remains A Good Dog
The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, have a team dog named Brooks. The team recently tried to teach Brooks to be a bat dog, and things didn’t go so well:...

There’s Another <i>Hike</i> Book Tour And You’re All Invited<em></em>
Last year the good folks at Penguin sent me out on a book tour to promote The Hike, and now they’re sending me back out on the road once more to whore out the paperback for cheapskates....

Sobbing Old Guy Is Super Happy That His Team Just Scored<em></em>
This tearfully happy nonagenarian is one Juan Osorio of Argentina. The very, very longtime (he’s 94 years old) fan of Argie club Independiente Rivadavia was overcome with emotion this weekend when the local boys doubled their lead against Argentinos Juniors in what for Independiente was a big game:...

Penguins Fans Celebrate Stanley Cup Victory By Eating Raw Catfish
Penguins fans celebrated last night’s Stanley Cup victory the way most fanbases do: by gathering in the streets and getting rowdy. Some fans were a little wilder than others, and by “wilder” I mean “more willing to consume mashed-up raw fish.”...

Look At This Flying Dog Go!
The description says this dog’s name is Ruby, and that she’s a Hungarian Vizsla, and that she’s four years old. I have an alternative theory: her name is Super Dog, and she is a Super Dog. And possibly she is four years old....

Fans Give Packers Player Ride To Green Bay After He Misses Connection In Minneapolis
Packers cornerback Davon House was trying to get to OTAs on Monday night when his connecting flight from Minneapolis to Green Bay was cancelled. With no more flights leaving that night and a shortage of rental cars, House found himself in a tough spot:...

North Carolina Baseball's Secret Weapon Is This Dog
The North Carolina Diamond Heels went 47-12 and earned the second overall seed in the NCAA tournament, which starts on Friday. They’ll get to host tournament games until they are eliminated or make the College World Series and travel to Omaha. One may assume that this is because they are stocked wit...

A Scrapbook Of Our Ashley Feinberg Memories On Her Last Day Of School
After nearly five years of blogging and writing for Gizmodo, Gawker, Deadspin, the Special Projects Desk, almost Fusion, and the Special Projects Desk again, senior reporter Ashley Feinberg is leaving for Wired magazine. Here’s how we will remember her. Rest in peace, Ashley....